About Upper Silesia

ADP recognized in the 13th edition of the Rzeczpospolita's ranking of leading law firms in Poland (2015)

Once more, ADP has been recognized as the largest law firm in the Silesia Region. Nationally, ADP was ranked 25th when considering the amount of licensed attorneys working for the firm.

Silesian Medical-Legal Conference

On 24 April 2015 a second edition of the Silesian Medical-Legal Conference was held at the Silesian Medical University in Katowice. During the conference Ms Katarzyna Palka - Bartoszek of ADP spoke about legal aspects of sex identity disorders.

Publications in Review of Commercial Law

Publications by ADP's lawyers in the new issue of the "Review of Commercial Law" journal. Professor Wojciech Popiołek has written on the form of some of the corporate transactions and Katarzyna Palka-Bartoszek and Łukasz Rolnik on the termination of the two-party registered partnerships.

Seminar on corporate disputes in arbitration

Professor Wojciech Popiołek spoke at the Polish-German seminar on corporate disputes in arbitration. The seminar was orgnized on 21 May 2015 at the Warsaw University in cooperation with the Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of Commerce.

Mergers and acquisitions

ADP handles a wide variety of complex mergers and acquisitions, both for high-profile Polish corporations, as well as for rising mid-market companies and start-ups.

ABOUT UPPER SILESIA

The law office ADP Popiołek Adwokaci i Doradcy is located in Katowice, the capital of Upper Silesia, which is a key region for the Polish economy.

Upper Silesia constitutes part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia (with its “Lower” part located to the west). The rich cultural heritage of the region comes from its unique history, since throughout the ages it has formed part of Greater Moravia, Bohemia, Poland, the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Prussia, and Germany. Today, the greater Upper Silesia is split between Poland and the Czech Republic. The most densely inhabited and industrialised part, however, concentrates in the Upper-Silesian Agglomeration, of which Katowice is the capital.

The Upper-Silesian Agglomeration is the most important industrial part of Poland, being the region with the highest level of urban development in the country. The agglomeration comprises of several middle-sized cities spanning 70 km, from Dąbrowa Górnicza to Gliwice, and inhabited by approximately three million people.

The Silesian Voivodeship (of which the Upper-Silesian Agglomeration is the main part) is responsible for producing almost 15% of the Polish Gross National Product. Although traditionally renowned for its heavy industry (coal and steel in particular), the transformation of the regional economy has led to distinct changes in the structure of the gross value added produced in the region, resulting in an increase in the share of services, which now exceeds 60%. Upper Silesia also benefits from numerous natural resources, including: coal, zinc and lead deposits, methane, natural gas beds, marl, limestone and natural aggregate resources.

The Agglomeration has excellent transport infrastructure, consisting of the densest railway track system in Poland and easy connections with the other largest cities in Poland, through access to the most important highways and express roads in the country (A4, E75, E462, 81).

In the recent economic crisis, Poland was largely spared and its market is in a far better condition than most of the western European states. In recent years, the Polish economy has continued to grow at a steady and relatively fast pace. This is evident in Upper Silesia, which in recent years has flourished with new foreign and local investments, and seen spectacular improvements in the urban and business infrastructure. With the support from EU funds, the region looks to a bright future of further growth and development.

ADP’s lawyers’ practice includes the issues of international sales and trade law. The firm advises businesses on various matters relating to international transactions, such as contracts of sale and distribution, agency and other commercial representation, franchising, licensing, and diverge joint ventures.

One of the most important practice areas of the firm is general commercial and contract law. ADP provides a broad range of legal services relating to various aspects of economic activity, both with respect to day to day operations as well as complex high-stake transactions.